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Wendy's now says it won't surge-price menu items (www.businessinsider.com)

submitted 8 months ago by MicroWave to c/economics

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Wendy's is walking back suggestions it will start surge-pricing burgers and fries.
On an earnings call, the company's CEO said it would begin experimenting with "features like dynamic pricing."
Wendy's later said its dynamic pricing wouldn't raise prices and would only offer discounts.

Wendy's on Tuesday appeared to walk back comments from CEO Kirk Tanner that prompted widespread reports — and backlash — over the idea that the company would be introducing surge pricing for burgers and fries.

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[–] SPRUNT 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Wonder what the legalities are of going through the drive through and making an order, and then just driving straight through when it's your turn at the window, as if you forgot your wallet?

Or, for a little more direct protest, when you get to the window ask the attendant to verify the total, ask why it's higher than it was the other day, and then refuse the order and drive off.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Nr 2 requires you to know the price is raised or your prepared to actually eat there if their not.

How do you plan dinner that way? Very few people have the will strength to order something while hungry and then deny it themselves to go home and coock.

Now nr 1 seems way more duable cause you can go having already eaten and zero intend to purchase, order whatever cause you wont eat regardless but like you said is it legally safe?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

like you said is it legally safe?

Yes, unless you spam their driv-thru they're not going to notice or even really care all that much.

I've legit forgotten my wallet multiple times and just gone on and nobody's ever hassled me for it. When I worked fast food same shit, we just laughed and someone on crew or in the lobby got some free food